Pitti Bimbo No. 75 will be held in Florence at the Fortezza da Basso, 28-30 June 2012. With about 486 collections (192 from abroad), over 7,000 buyers and a total of more than 11,000 visitors at the last summer edition, Pitti Bimbo can truly be considered the major children’s fashion fair in the world.
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Pitti Uomo 82 starts today, the entire calendar
Pitti Uomo, the fair’s place as the key reference on the international fashion scene is confirmed by the figures: of participating firms and the continuously growing number of applications we receive from prospective exhibitors. And then there are the buyers: the last summer edition of Pitti Uomo welcomed more than 32,000 visitors, 20,000 of whom were buyers from the world’s most important retailers, large and small.
Pitti Uomo 2012, 1053 brands at the Fortezza
There will be 1053 brands at the Fortezza da Basso, plus another 75 women’s collections at Pitti W at the Dogana. The fair’s place as the key reference on the international fashion scene is confirmed by the figures: of participating firms and the continuously growing number of applications we receive from prospective exhibitors.
Pitti Uomo 82, the best brands at the Fortezza
Pitti Uomo 82 will be held in Florence, at the Fortezza da Basso, 19-22 June 2012. There will be around 1020 brands at the Fortezza da Basso, plus another 70 women’s collections at Pitti W at the Dogana. The fair’s place as the key reference on the international fashion scene is confirmed by the figures.
Wonderfood Pitti, this edition’s theme
WonderFood Pitti is the key theme for the forthcoming edition of Pitti Immagine’s shows…simply because, now more than ever, we are all talking about food. It is a theme close to contemporary lifestyle issues and Pitti will tackle it with “deeply rooted” irony: starting from the land where food is grown and produced. Culture, love and a taste for what we eat “via nature” and not via “star chefs”.
Art&Tourism, Tuscany presents its project
The strength of a museum today lies not merely in the value of its assets, but above all in its abilities to promote and publicise itself using specialist services. In such a context the educational activities addressed to schools are fundamental since, on the one hand they bring young people closer to the cultural heritage of their region and on the other they stimulate important debate between schools and museums.
GE renewable, a new gm from Florence
Andy Holt has been named general manager of GE Energy’s Renewable Energy Services division. Holt, who is a 16-year veteran of the company, will lead GE’s wind and solar services segment. Holt makes the move to the renewables team from his most recent role as general manager for service operations within GE Oil & Gas, based in Florence, Italy.
The Int’l WWW Conference comes to Florence in 2015
Florence stands at the final in Lyon and won the 25th International Conference on the World Wide Web that will be held from 14th to 18th of April 2015 in the Florentine congress context. The WWW Conference is the most important event related to Web to discuss and analyze the evolution of the Web, the diffusion of its associated technologies and the impact of those technologies on society and culture.
A Starbucks could open in Florence in October 2012
After landing the Hard Rock Cafe, another giant in food&beverage could arrive soon in Florence. It’s the Starbucks coffee, the largest chain of coffee shops with about 20 thousand stores around the world. The news is not official but it’s surfing the Web riding social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter.
Frescobaldi recorded a turnover of 82 mln euros
Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi, the Tuscan group famous in the world for its prestigious wines of quality, recorded in 2011 a turnover of 82 million euros, an increase of +4% compared to 79.6 million euros in 2010 . The realization of this result has accounted for over 60% share in exports, especially to Russia and Asia.